The travels and journal of Ambrosio Bembo /

In 1671, Ambrosio Bembo, a young nobleman, decided to broaden his knowledge of the world through travel. He undertook a remarkable, occasionally hazardous, four-year voyage to Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and the Portuguese colonies of western India. His journal opens a perspective on the Near East an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bembo, Ambrosio (Autor)
Otros Autores: Bargellini, Clara (Traductor), Welch, Anthony
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2007.
Temas:
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Travel
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
Middle East.
Middle East > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Goa, Daman and Diu (India) > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
India > Goa, Daman and Diu
Middle East
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • 1. From Venice To Aleppo
  • 2. From Aleppo To Basra
  • 3. Basra, The Gulf, The Arabian Sea, India
  • 4. Iran
  • 5. From Iran To Venice
  • Glossary
  • Suggestions For Further Reading
  • Index

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